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What is marriage? People argue with respect to the definition of marriage. To get married is a very important event for almost everyone. Especially for women, marriage and giving a birth could be the two biggest events of their lives. Many people believe that getting married to the one whom he or she loves is natural. However, what do you think if you cannot get married to him or her because it is socially unacceptable? It is unfail to homosexuals in our society, aren't we all suppose to be seen as equal. This is not true for the homosexuals in our society, without the right to marry they do not receive the benefits they would if they were able to. Some agree with the same-sex marriage because everyone has a right to marry, on the other hand, others believe that marriage is between only a man and a woman building up their entire life together.

Gay marriage has slowly became a significant factor amongst our lives today. Arguments against gay marrige I feel is because most people have fear that gay marriage may rise and destroy the whole concept of marriage and mock the importance of procreation. Everyone in society should have the right to marry regardless of gender, and should be socially acceptable., “people say that banning same sex marriage is not only unfair, but it is also discriminatory” (2010, p.31). Typically in society, denying individuals rights in regard to their gender, race or sexual orientation is in the category as discrimination. Going against gay marriage and not allowing either two females or to males getting married to one another can become a form of illegal discrimination towards society. It is simply giving equal rights to homosexuals and not judging or blocking them out of the marriage institution. Homosexuals who are not married are just as committed in their relationship as heterosexual married couples are. Individuals may think that preventing homosexual couples from getting married deteriorates the institution of marriage. However, as society begins to accept homosexuality and homosexuals become openly about their relationships to one another, they become more valued members within their communities and the distinction between living together or being married seems to disenegrate. As for homosexual couples who want to build and raise a family, adoption is the most popular action to partake in and socially this should be accepted within the rights of society. As part of the ‘against’ position, a discussion will be made in relation to children needed both a mother and a father figure. Some feel that children being raise by parents of the same sex will raise their children to believe that same sex marriage is the proper way, and influence their ideas on marriage. However, in the context of gay parenting, it is not always that a child needs both a mother and a father figure. In society, either two mothers or two fathers can raise children. As long as they are responsible and love their children, children can be raised just the same as heterosexual couples that have children. It can become noticeable that there are many issues constantly affecting gay and lesbian parenting. Various assumptions can be put into context that children are affected physically, socially and psychologically, but homosexual couples who want to experience in raising a family should be allowed that same right as heterosexual couples. There ultimately is no grounded evidence that mentions that children are affected with same sex parents.

In Mezey’s book about gay families, Mallon states that “it is estimated that there are as many as ten million children living in families with gay, lesbian or bisexual single parents or couples” (Mezey, 2009, p.11). Alternatively, it becomes that more so as studies show, it is not un-normal for children to be involved with same sex parents. Love within same sex couples, according to Ritchie and Baker, they suggest that “people are expected to have...

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Same-sex parenting is an issue that many people worldwide have come to either totally accept or totally dis-approve of. Although the number of individuals that are for it is a minority, the issue still causes various heated debates. People who are in favor of Gay and Lesbian parenting rights claim that as long as there is a pledge to parenthood then successful parenting is possible as a homosexual individual. One main argument for same-sex parenting is the fact that within a gay couple there is no chance for accidental pregnancy therefore the couple must make a conscious decision to become a parent. People opposed to homosexual parenting argue that homosexual couples are not capable of having long stable relationships mandatory for the successful upbringing of children. They claim it is in the child's best interest to be raised by one female and one male. Such a family would provide the best environment for healthy intellectual and emotional growth and anything else is simply a mockery of the institution of family. Obviously the debate over homosexual parenting brings for concepts of individual rights and the definition of family. What the argument boils down to is the definition of a family. With the term family given such a socially constructed meaning, it leaves little room for any sort of exception to the “rule”.
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...People who believe that gay adoption is bad say that letting homosexuals adopt children is bad for the children and it harms them. According to a study done by Paul and Kirk Cameron, children in 48 out of 52 families being raised by homosexuals experience problems that include hypersexuality, instability, molestation, and domestic violence. There are also clinical reports of psychiatric disturbances of children with homosexual parents. In 1996 the U.S government did a sex survey. That survey found that the oldest lesbian was 49 years old and that the oldest gay was 54 years old. This survey shows that children raised by homosexuals are more likely to lose a parent to death at a young age. People who are against gay and lesbian adoption also say that children raised by homosexuals are worse off in school than children raised by heterosexual parents. In a study done by Sotirois Sarantakos in 1996, children of homosexuals were the least popular, they experienced the lowest level of parental involvement, and they had parents with the lowest expectations. Another reason people say that homosexual adoption is bad is because according to the Family Research Institute and the Family Research Council gay men are more likely to molest children than straight men are.
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Since the dawn of United States history states have been given ³full faith and credit«tothe public arts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state,´ (Constitution 1) via theFull Faith and Credit clause of the constitution. This clause qualifies state officials to makedecisions about various matters not already decided by the federal government. Therefore thisarticle gives states the power to legalize gay adoption. Since it also says that states mustrecognize the judicial proceedings of other states, an adoption by a gay person or couplerecognized in one state must also be recognized in another state, even if said state bans gayadoption. Shockingly, while this right has been clearly stated since the formation of our country,it was not granted until the Adar v. Smith court case of 2010 (Lambda 1).
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